1. Stolen BMW crashes into Buckhead apartment. A Buckhead apartment is without electricity and gas following a high-speed chase that ended when a stolen BMW crashed into the complex and hit a gas line late Thursday. [Read here]
2. Will the Falcons win the Super Bowl? Everyone has a Super Bowl prediction. ESPN.com has 68 of them. The website's "staff of writers, editors, analysts, columnists and pundits" made their predictions for Sunday's game between the Falcons and the Patriots. Forty-five picked the Patriots. Twenty-three favored the Falcons. [Read here]
3. A Democrat is making waves in Tom Price's conservative turf. U.S. Rep. Tom Price could be confirmed by the U.S. Senate as Donald Trump's health secretary within days, and the race to represent his affluent suburban Atlanta district could be an early test of the new president's popularity. [Read here]
4. Former White House lawyer says Trump's ethics chief has work to do. President Donald Trump's new ethics lawyer has a tough job, made tougher by the president's own example, according to the man who held the same job under President George W. Bush. Last week, the White House announced Atlanta attorney Stefan Passantino had been appointed deputy White House counsel for ethics and compliance . Passantino is a renowned expert in campaign finance law and was former House Speaker Newt Gingrich's attorney during his 2012 presidential bid. [Read here]
5. Gusty winds and highs in the 50s ahead. Take a jacket to work and school. Metro Atlanta won't exactly hit the 70s Friday, according to Channel 2 Action News. Current temps are 44 degrees in Atlanta, 40 in Blairsville and 45 in Griffin. After a cloudy start, skies will clear by the lunch hour. [Read here]
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